Vintage Cottage Magazine – English Country Charm

Country French Home Tour

Sister Act This was the first home I ever built.  Well, actually my sister and her husband built it, but I was their interior designer and made all selections and completed the decoration.  It has been over 20 years since completion and with a few minor updates to upholstery and…

Mrs. Roper Called and She Wants her Macramé Wall Hanging Back

Going Against the Flow of Design Trends For a while now I have felt that decoration and design in the macro sense is a little lost.  Some say it’s a great time in decorating because anything goes. But, I feel completely different about it.  To borrow a phrase from the…

Collections and the Art of Display

I love a collection and I try to always make them feel more authentic and approachable for others to enjoy by placing them in context to other objects.  Books are particularly good as accompaniments to porcelain and pottery because they offer a soft counterpoint to the glint and sheen of the…

Long Live Tradition – a visit to Williamsburg

Traditional Interior Design For those who follow me on a regular basis, you are aware that I am a die-hard traditionalist and make no apologies for embracing brown wood, classical moldings and architecture, and antique furniture wholeheartedly. My recent book, Enduring Southern Homes (as pictured above) released in March was my…

High Point Market – Anna French “SAVOY” Collection Launch

Anna French for Thibaut Design Showroom Exclusive First, let me tell you THIS IS A VIP EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK... VERY HUSH HUSH! But just to entice you to come check it out, or to follow along in my InstaStories. It’s my favorite time of year, Spring!  It’s a season of…

One Luminous Evening

One Luminous Evening - The Nashville Antiques & Garden Show The Nashville Antiques & Garden Show is one of my favorite events each year, not only for the incredible antiques but for the romantic garden settings and the chance to enjoy my colleagues in the design industry who make it…

My 5 Favorite Interior Designers in Nashville

This year marks the 20th year I have been practicing Interior Design in Nashville and beyond as a profession. Of course, like most decorators I know, I have been decorating houses almost all my life. I really can’t remember a time when I didn’t have an opinion about how to…

5 Must-dos to refine your home in 2018

It's 2018 and my house looks like %$!@ With the close of another year, I thought it was the perfect time to come up with my list of must-dos for you to decorate your home in 2018. Now, I know a lot of you want livable, comfortable homes; I do…

Antique Shopping in Parma

I cannot even begin to express in words the gamut of emotions I experienced during a most amazing week shopping at the largest Antiques fair in Italy, Mercanteinfiera. (Sigh.)   As you know, I love antiques, and my dear friend Toma Clark Haines of The Antiques Diva and Co. invited…